FALLing behind

As Rob will be the first to point out, I’m slightly delayed in updating the blog. It’s amazing how much he does not assist in such tasks but is quite anxious for it to be done. He inquires (dare I say, harasses) until it is completed.
Brett has recovered well from his surgery. The first 5 days were rough but he felt better after that. We went for his post-op check up and they said he was looking great. When they were re-testing his hearing, I looked at him as he was trying to listen for the beeps with these huge headphones on…and I realized he had his mouth closed and was breathing solely through his nose. I can’t remember the last time he has done that! So Brett’s breathing better, eating significantly more, sleeping more soundly and hearing just fine! Glad that’s all over! Oh and shortly after the surgery, decided to finally submit to potty training. He is a new kid!
Bailey is determined to do everything that Brett does. This is a blessing at times and a struggle at others. She suddenly is obsessed with Princesses, Cinderella is her favorite. I don’t know if I’ve shared before but she has this amazing comedic timing. She seems to have this mature demeanor about her at times like she just gets it. She takes in everything that is going on and can jest appropriately. Obviously she gets this from her mother. She cheers go buckeyes! Which I love to hear and then immediately follows this with a Go Blue with a huge grin on her face!
We are keeping busy this fall! Colin and Grace still join us during the week. Thanks to Auntie Kylie, we’ve started doing fun crafts and Letter of the Week activities from www.notimeforflashcards.com. The kids are doing great with it. We take a day and each pick out stickers or pictures of things that start with our letter. Another day we paint or color a picture that looks like that letter. Tuesdays we go to Music class (with the help of Grandma Nancy), Wednesdays Brett goes to an Art & ABC class, Thursdays we go to story-time at the library and Saturdays Brett has soccer. I’m officially a soccermom.

Quotes
Brett told me ‘Maybe when you are gone and daddy is gone for something and I’m a little older, I can stay with Bailey…and I’ll read books to her and sing songs if she cries’

Bailey yelled ‘Stop Brett! Talking to Mommy!’ Apparently she was not finished with our conversation.

I was in the kitchen and thought the kids were being a little too quiet in the other room so I asked what they were doing…Brett says ‘We’re playing gentle!’ I inquired further ‘Playing gentle with what?’ I go in to find them sword fighting with wooden train track pieces!

I finished getting Bailey dressed, she says ‘So pretty! Colin look at me!’

Bailey asked at breakfast where ‘Rob go?’ then she says ‘Tease Daddy’

Brett coordinated a nice little bday party for one of his trucks. They played, ate cake and then took naps before opening presents.

Brett was trying to argue something that I was telling him to do. I said ‘Brett, who’s the boss?’ He said, ‘I don’t know…..maybe me’

Bailey asked ‘Where Caca go?’ I said Colin’s right there. She said, ‘No, big Caca’ She wanted to play with her buddy Colin McCann:)

A loud airplane went overhead…Bailey said ‘Airplane scared Cinderella!’

Bailey has been adamant about coloring; she’ll ask 4-5x a day if she can sit down and color. She asked the other day to color Cinderella of course and then said ‘all done princess…monster truck now’ When Bailey says ‘monster truck’ it sounds like ‘monkey truck’

Brett and I were discussing his full name. Brett Greyson Harman. He paused and asked
‘Why am I more than 1 Grace?’ I found it difficult to explain that Greyson is not the same or more than the girl Grace we watch.

'Grandma and Grandpa from Ohio' were gracious enough to come stay with the kids while Rob and I had wedding stuff to attend. Bailey came home asking to play games on their 'Ipad'. She's 1, and already uses an Ipad better than I can.

Brett has caught on that ‘Daddy is a baby when he is hungry’

During the potty training sticker board discussion, I told Brett if he wakes up from his nap or bedtime and goes right away (seems to be the biggest struggle), I was thinking he could put TWO stickers on his board instead of just one. Without hesitating he says, ‘well I was thinking four’. I appreciate his gusto but say ‘no 2’. He said, ‘ok, how about 3?’. Negotiation at it's finest.

We had a wonderful trip to Wisconsin and visit with Aunts Bobbie and Barbie. Bailey made herself right at home requesting Bobbie and Barbie to get her from her carseat and holding her hand instead of mommy or daddy.

Coming down the stairs Bailey says ‘Be careful Bailey girl!’

Brett was eating a peach at lunch, thought he was doing a great job and realized he was taking a bite and putting the peel in Colin’s bowl.

I was in the kitchen, Bailey said, ‘um Mommy…get my dinner?’

Bailey is Ms. Independent. Anytime you try to help her, she says ‘no, myself’

Brett answered the play phone ‘Hi, my name is Brett B-R-E-T-T, and I need to go to work, I’ll talk to you later’

Bailey loves to say ‘That’s funny!’

We had a couple trips this fall for my friend’s wedding. I was running around trying to get things done, which is not always easy to do with 2 kids. The week before the wedding, I still had to get my dress hemmed. Brett was not in the mood to run errands.
(Me) Brett can you please get your pants on so we can get mommy’s dress fixed?
(Brett) Why?
(Me) Remember, it’s too long. Mommy needs to get it shortened.
(Brett) Why? (Still not moving from his truck driving)
(Me) Well if it’s too long, I could trip on it. What would happen if Mommy tripped in Jodie’s wedding because I didn’t get my dress fixed??
(Brett) Then I would laugh really hard.

Grace had her birthday in September. We were talking about how old everyone was. ‘Wow Grace is 2! Bailey and Colin are 1! And Brett is 3!’ Brett says ‘what’s your number again mommy?’ I reluctantly said ‘30’. Brett yells ‘WHOA! That’s so huge!’

Brett said he wants to go to OSU and play football...then he named each of this cousins and said they will come and be buckeyes with him.

Bailey went with Daddy during one of Brett’s doctor appointments and got his a blue ‘get well’ monkey, which he kept with him during his surgery. She loves this monkey and says multiple times a day that ‘when bailey sick, get pink monkey!’

I asked Bailey why she was throwing a fit…she said ‘cause I want to.’ Oh boy.